Noncommunicable diseases are a large and diverse group of diseases that a responsible for over 41 million deaths each year. They have a major economic impact for individuals and communities. In this video, we’ll take a look at what they are, and some key features about them.
For more information have a look at the links below:
https://www.who.int/health-topics/noncommunicable-diseases#tab=tab_1
https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/healthprotection/ncd/index.html

This video was created by Ranil Appuhamy
Narrated by – James Clark

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